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- ↑ Charles Champlin, "The Best in Animation". Los Angeles Times , April 13, 1973.
- ↑ Ronald H. Blumer, "The Cheshire Bureaucrat". Cinema Canada , August 1976.
- ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 93–95.
- ↑ "Film board wins awards". Sault Star , November 23, 1972.
